Staff Biography

Scott is back for a fourth season as Head Coach / General Manager, after leading the 1997-98 Buccaneers to an Anderson Cup victory and the National Championship title! He was named USHL General Manager of the year for 1997-98, and has been chosen as Co-Coach of the 1998-99 USHL All Star Team that will be participating in the Four Nations Tournament in Norway.

Owens played college hockey as goalie for the Colorado College Tigers, graduating in 1979 with a degree in business administration, and was a 1979 NHL draft choice of the Colorado Rockies. After college, Scott spent five seasons as a player assistant coach and youth coordinator for the Kempten Ice Hockey Club in West Germany.

Previously, he served as GM (1984-90) and Head Coach (1986-90) of the USHL's Madison Capitols, guiding them to four appearances in the National Junior A tournament, and posting a record of 141-88-9, including an exceptional 33-12-3 mark in 1988-89, the club's best ever.

Owens served as recruiting coordinator at Colorado College from 1991-95, and was promoted to Associate Head Coach prior to the 1993-94 season. Scott was named USHL Coach Of The Year in 1987-88 and USHL General Manager Of The Year following the 1986-87 season. He has been involved in USA hockey since 1986, serving as GM of the South Team at the U.S. Olympic Festivals in 1986 and 1987. More recently, he worked as an Assistant Coach with the 1994 Select 17 Team in Mexico City, was an evaluator at Lake Placid, NY, in 1995 and 1996, and coached the Central District 16-year-old team at the Festival in Ann Arbor, Michigan in 1997.